Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The effects of climate change are being felt more on the daily. This is because although smart meters are, and will most likely continue to be, the smart water technology most in demand, demand for flood-based smart water solutions has also seen a significant increase over the past five years due to the rise in climate-change events.

Energy Monitor 114

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Resilience IoT 114

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 8, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $70 million in funding to support research into resilience technologies to reduce risks to energy infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. Granholm. “As

Resilience 105

Resilience Energy Energy Innovation 105

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 8, 2020

David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC. One of the hottest 2020 trends in raising capital is infiltrating climate-tech investing. . As of Monday, his new company, Climate Real Impact Solutions (CRIS), had raised more than $230 million for the purpose of merging with a company focused on solving the climate crisis. .

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Startups Organic Natural gas Carbon 520

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

ESG investments: Exponential potential or surfing one wave? Amidst four concurrent crises — health, economic, race relations and climate — one stand-out 2020 development has been the rebound of major stock markets and, particularly, the growing performance and prominence of environment, social and governance (ESG) traded funds.

Investment 484

Investment Climate change Ethics Government 484

Grist

MAY 18, 2023

The planet’s weather over the past three years has been dominated by El Niño’s opposite extreme, La Niña, which has had a cooling effect on the globe despite the warming effects of climate change. Those impacts come with a surprisingly steep price tag, according to the study, which was published in Science on Thursday.

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South America Climate change Asia Cooling 94

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2021

Mobilising billions of dollars of low carbon investment is a huge challenge, but it is also a massive opportunity for those financiers willing to innovate in pursuit of net zero emissions. Chief among them is the huge investment gap that must still be bridged before the destination of carbon neutrality can be reached.

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Innovation Investment Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 80

AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

At its passage, the IRA was heralded as one of the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by any nation in the fight to combat climate change. Progress to Date All told, the IRA earmarks $369 billion to respond to climate change and increase the nation’s energy security. According to one estimate, $4.3

Climate change 52

Climate change HVAC Resilience Demand 52

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2019

billion in capital investment for renewables. Because the deals are yet to be negotiated, the technology giant could not confirm whether it would spend the funds through direct investments, power-purchase agreements or other means. ” The announcement comes on the heels of Google’s plan to invest in 18 deals encompassing 1.6

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Carbon-neutral Climate change Investment Organic 100

Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 21, 2022

By Jennifer Runyon on Renewable Energy World Homeowners across the world have been investing in rooftop solar PV for at least two decades, with much of that investment taking place over the past five years. As battery pricing has dropped, many of those same solar enthusiasts have added energy storage to their arrays so they […].

Batteries 52

Batteries Energy Energy Investment 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The recent introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, however, is changing the landscape, significantly boosting existing CCUS tax credits. The Act makes the tax credit more accessible to a broad array of investors and developers. Proactive contaminant removal can therefore provide a good return on investment.

Investment 36

Investment Carbon Transportation Technology 36

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Canadian investment firm Inerjys plans to pump CAD $100 million (USD $76 million) into tidal stream energy over the coming decade as the sector struggles toward commercialization. The company’s planned investment in tidal is a vote of confidence for a sector littered with business failures. megawatt turbines.

Energy 100

Energy Energy Investment Sustainability 100

Elemental Excelerator

MAY 25, 2022

We are proud to announce a new multi-year commitment from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to expand our mission to redesign the systems behind climate change. This award is proof that federal funding can help bring major private sector investments into the fight against climate change,” said U.S.

Climate change 52

Climate change Startups Organic Incubators 52

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The threat of power grid-sparked wildfires is forcing California utilities to invest billions of dollars in hardening and monitoring their grids and to institute grid blackouts affecting up to hundreds of thousands of customers to reduce the risk of live wires sparking conflagrations.

Energy Monitor 166

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Batteries 166

Business Green

JULY 12, 2020

World's first net zero emission McDonald's opens at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with solar arrays set to provide as much power as the site uses each year. While health and safety in our restaurants is our top priority, we must also remain focused on creating positive change for our communities and the planet.

North America 93

North America Climate change Cooling Education 93

Energy Innovation

JUNE 1, 2023

We tend to think of spring’s arrival as something that just “happens,” but the spring awakening in the plant world is governed by the finely tuned relationship between plants, animals, and Earth’s weather and climate. Elevated temperatures are a primary mechanism through which climate change affects crop phenology. Figure 2.

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Climate change Medicine Agriculture Soil 59

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This is the most ubiquitous explanation for why the solar panels you see on a rooftop or in a small solar array alongside a stretch of highway are almost certainly from Chinese firms. In fact, the Chinese government invested far more over a much longer period into the semiconductor industry than into solar.

Technology 225

Technology Energy Energy Innovation 225

Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

More than nine million hectares of land earmarked for potential palm oil cultivation in Indonesia risks becoming stranded assets if investments and regulations shift towards supporting the global climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement, new research suggests. The research warns that under a 1.5C The research warns that under a 1.5C

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Climate change Biodiversity Agriculture Global warming 90

Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The lettuces are the fruits of Amazon's collaboration with climate-tech start-up Hippo Harvest, which the retailer invested in through its Climate Pledge Fund in 2021. Hippo Harvest also recently signed The Climate Pledge, the Amazon backed initiative which calls on businesses to set targets to reach net zero emissions by 2040.

Sustainability 53

Sustainability Agriculture Retail Climate change 53

Smart Energy International

MARCH 17, 2022

In this exclusive interview, Daniel Kitwa, Manager – Energy & Climate Change at Intellecap, a Nairobi-based, young Kenyan leader shares his insights into leadership and career change during a pandemic, his opinion on the current energy landscape, and how innovation can play a significant role in funding mechanisms.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Africa Climate change Innovation 52

Business Green

APRIL 16, 2021

Investment banks bolster their climate finance commitments for coming decade in latest wave of Wall Street net zero financing targets. The two banks, which are among the world's largest funders of fossil fuels, both cited the need to use their significant influence to tackle climate change.

Fossil fuels 62

Fossil fuels Investment Sustainability Agriculture 62

Business Green

JULY 12, 2022

The report comes at a time when growing numbers of businesses are responding to energy prices that have more than doubled in the past year by investing in on-site generation projects where the return on investment period has been shortened significantly as a result of soaring wholesale gas and power prices.

Energy 73

Energy Energy Investment Carbon 73

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 24, 2020

The company is reviewing “a number of opportunities to add storage to our existing solar sites to take advantage of the [Investment Tax Credit] and enhance the value of our existing projects for customers.” Opponents say that over that timeframe, Turkey Point faces a real threat from climate change and rising sea levels.

Batteries 245

Batteries North America Energy Energy 245

EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A major theme of this COP — the international climate change conference — is the urgent need to transition from commitments to action. The finance sector must invest in climate-smart agriculture. This is essential to our success, as is a focused effort to serve a diverse array of banks and farmers.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Resilience Climate change COP 52

T Rex Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As the effects of climate change become more apparent, incentivizing investment in renewable energy has become ever more critical. While this bill affects a wide array of industries, it will have especially large implications for renewable energy.

Energy 52

Energy Energy Carbon-neutral Investment 52

T Rex Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As the effects of climate change become more apparent, incentivizing investment in renewable energy has become ever more critical. While this bill affects a wide array of industries, it will have especially large implications for renewable energy.

Energy 52

Energy Energy Carbon-neutral Investment 52

Renewable Energy World

MAY 3, 2021

Climate change and water scarcity are front and center in the western U.S. The region’s climate is warming , a severe multi-year drought is underway and groundwater supplies are being overpumped in many locations. As part of a broad climate change initiative, in October 2020 Gov. Brandi McKuin, CC BY-ND.

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Climate change Agriculture Electricity Resilience 110

Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Economists no longer talk of decarbonisation as a cost ; climate action is now widely seen as an investment. Like any investment in new economic sectors, money spent is expected to be more than made back by the benefits it brings. The result is that chances for regional investment are squandered. Missed opportunities.

Government 36

Government Carbon-neutral Climate change Investment 36

Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

The announcement marks a major milestone for the fund, which was launched in February 2020 and aims to tackle climate change by providing grants to scientists, activists, and other organisations that can drive new technologies, investments, policy, and behaviour change, with an emphasis on supporting environmental justice organisations.

Climate change 77

Climate change Asia Africa Policy 77

Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

The OWEC Programme's second annual report also featured a new £25m funding pledge from The Crown Estate, bringing its total investment in the programme since its launch in 2021 to £50m over six years.

Sustainability 86

Sustainability Biodiversity Government Climate change 86

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

JULY 20, 2020

Over the past few weeks, our most urgent duties have changed dramatically. Instead of showing up to work each morning eager to install solar arrays on high school rooftops or at underused fields on small family farms, we’re now staying home to ensure healthcare professionals have the space and resources they need to fight coronavirus.

Energy 78

Energy Energy Climate change Packaging 78

Charged

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Over the last decade, Phoenix Contact has invested in new business fields as well, with a future vision of an all-electric society through the transformation of the mobility sector to electric mobility. In the beginning of 2022, Phoenix Contact established a new team within the U.S. subsidiary focusing on the e-mobility infrastructure market.

Energy Monitor 135

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 135

Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2020

The UK needs a far more holistic approach to flood risk and resilience, argue Sara Mehryar, Viktor Roezer and Swenja Surminski from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. This creates a positive narrative for flood resilience as an investment in the future of our communities.

Resilience 61

Resilience Climate change Policy Investment 61

Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

If we don't fix agricultural supply chains, the world will continue to fail on tackling climate change, alleviating poverty, safeguarding human rights, argue Oxfam's Fatema Z. For real and meaningful change, stepped-up action is required from business, government and civil society. Sumar and Mars' Barry Parkin.

Agriculture 67

Agriculture Climate change Resilience Health 67

Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Homeowners who are able to complete a solar installation by December 31, 2020, may qualify for a 26-percent federal Investment Tax Credit. Since the federal Investment Tax Credit was enacted in 2006, the U.S. Saving money with Federal Investment Tax Credit. It then expires, unless Congress renews it.

Solar Energy Monitor 77

Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 77

GreenTechMedia

MAY 12, 2020

where the company plans to ramp up its investments into grid-scale batteries, hybrid renewables projects and offshore wind, says North America chief Gwenaelle Avice-Huet. Despite Henry Hub natural gas spot prices below $2 per MMBtu, Avice-Huet said Engie is not investing in new U.S. My journey in the U.S. ” Avice-Huet said.

North America 130

North America Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 130

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Rio Tinto says it will invest $98 million in a 34-megawatt PV array and 12-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system to help power its Koodaideri mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. Anglo American has also installed an 84-kilowatt floating solar array at its tailings pond at Los Bronces, a first for the industry, Martinez said.

Carbon-neutral 130

Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Carbon South America 130

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Campaigners have long argued that while major fossil fuel companies are spending big sums on publicly pushing messages that suggest they are committed to decarbonizing by investing in greener forms of energy, in reality, the overwhelming majority of their capital expenditure still goes towards oil and gas. Climate Strategy.

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Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Sustainability Organic 451